Supreme Court to resume oral arguments on De Lima petition

Metro Manila (CNN Philippines) — The Supreme Court resumes on Tuesday its hearing of oral arguments on Senator Leila De Lima's petition to dismiss the arrest warrant on her for illegal drug charges.

Five more justices, led by Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno, are scheduled to interpellate De Lima's counsel, former solicitor general Florin Hilbay.

Solicitor General Jose Calida is expected to be in the hearing, where he will persuade the High Court to dismiss De Lima's petition.

In the first round of oral arguments on March 14, Associate Justices Diosdado Peralta, Marvic Leonen, and Presbitero Velasco Jr. grilled De Lima's legal team on why the petition was raised to the High Court when the matter remains pending in the lower court.